skim
verb (used with object)
to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle.
skimmed
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past participleof skim.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof skim.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
skimverb (used with object)to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle.
Example Sentences
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This was not money skimmed from a contract.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The drop was driven mainly by falling cheese and butter prices, due to ample supplies and strong global competition, while milk powder prices edged higher, supported by renewed import demand for skimmed milk powder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
The holiday’s corpulent, white-bearded dandy arrived even later, his schmaltzy persona skimmed from bony St. Nicholas between Reconstruction and 1931, when Coca-Cola debuted its iconic, brandy-flushed Santa Claus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
They’re skimmed over, but not in a manner that feels reluctant or incurious.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
I skimmed through them, I did not read them all.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
